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Daniel Bragança is appointed to replace the suspended Hjulmand but he has the flu; doubt resolved this Friday morning

Sporting continued the Portimonense operation this Thursday and Rúben Amorim was unable to count on Daniel Bragança, who had the flu. The midfielder had no longer trained on Wednesday, he was left out again and his use in the Algarve match depends on how he performs this Friday in training.

Everything about the Portimonense operation: three young people in training, three absent due to injury and Daniel Bragança with the flu

With Hjulmand suspended, there could then be a problem in midfield, as Bragança is the one recommended to partner with Morita in the middle, filling the Danish’s absence — Pedro Gonçalves also appears as an alternative, retreating from the attack.

Certain absences from this Saturday’s game at 8:30 pm are the injured Fresneda, St. Juste and Coates.

2023-12-29 08:45:00
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Leixões’ left-handed central defender is 20 years old, has already undergone medical examinations and costs 750,000 euros. Subscribe until 2028

Rafael Silva, Leixões’ 20-year-old central defender, will be Sporting’s reinforcement in the winter market. The Italian-Brazilian has played 14 games for the Matosinhos team this season, 13 as a starter.

The left-footed player (whose manager is Adriano Spadoto) has already undergone medical examinations, will cost 750 thousand euros (90 percent of the pass) to the Leon administration and will sign a contract valid for four and a half seasons, that is, until June 2028.

Rafael Silva (1.91 meters and 78 kilos) played in the youth teams of Ponte Preta and Cruzeiro, from where he transferred to Leixões last summer – in 2022 he had a spell at Valladolid, where he was teammates with Fresneda, right-back who the Lions signed at the start of the season for 9 million euros.

2023-12-23 16:16:00
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Former Leonine central defender believes that the young central defender now has a good opportunity to assert himself

— How do you classify the performance of Eduardo Quaresma in the classic, having been the surprise in the eleven of the Sporting?

— It was a good surprise. He showed that he was prepared and it’s not always easy to get into a game like that. He played very well, mainly because he caught up with Galeno’s speed, which is FC Porto’s strongest point.

The old central Tonel. ASF

— Do you think it could be a solution to the problem in the nearby defensive line?

— It might be a good time for him. But, as Rúben Amorim said after the game, the problem is to play three good games in a row. What he did with FC Porto was the first step, now we have to continue. If Quaresma is at this level of performance he should not leave the team and it could be a great solution. He has to know how to take advantage, although the most likely thing is that Sporting will need to go to the market. Eduardo has quality, but he hasn’t managed to assert himself yet.

— Do you think he lacks some maturity? Didn’t you manage to impose yourself in Germany either?

— Realize the things you’ve already wasted. The club feels, it was formed there, the fans value it and have supported it. The conditions to assert themselves are met, but only time will tell. Outsiders see the potential they have, now they have to focus fully on their work.

2023-12-22 23:40:00
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Croatian central had the difficult task of trying to neutralize Gyokeres at Dom Afonso Henriques; it was difficult for him to fall asleep after his triumph over the lions

The strong emotions of the game that resulted in the victory (3-2) over Sporting, last weekend, are still very present in Vitória’s squad.

Croatian central defender Borevkovic was tasked with monitoring Leonine striker Viktor Gyokeres and he didn’t do too badly with the thorny task. To the club’s media, he explained the secret behind the success.

«It was the merit of the entire team. I counted a lot on the help of my teammates in midfield and defense. Together, we did a good job. We knew that Sporting is looking for depth, with Gyökeres as a reference, and we were prepared for that. We did everything the manager wanted. I was always attentive to the depth of this Sporting forward, playing in anticipation and taking advantage of my speed. It may not be noticeable much, but I have [risos]», said Borekovic, without doubts about who he faced.

«Gyökeres is among the best forwards I’ve ever faced. So, suddenly, I remember having already faced Darwin Nuñez, Bas Dost… They are players with a lot, a lot of quality and, at this point, Gyökeres is already an important asset in European football. His merit. However, Vitória SC also has good players and, therefore, we played a very good game”, he stressed, with certainty: “It was one of my best games in Portugal.”

The Croatian also revealed a little about how he prepared to face Gyokeres.

«I usually analyze strikers by watching videos. And several were made available by the team staff. It was clear then that Sporting bets a lot on depth, becoming especially dangerous on the counterattack. We worked a lot on these aspects the week before the game and the truth is that things went very well,” he explained.

The emotions of the game ended up taking away his sleep…

“I had to wait a few hours for sleep to arrive. [após o jogo com o Sporting]. I think all players struggle with this problem at the end of each game. You can’t lie down and fall asleep right away. It was a great game and in a great atmosphere, so the excitement took a while to wear off,” he explained.

2023-12-13 18:13:00
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